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http://www.businessinsider.com/comedy-central-defends-trevor-noah-and-the-daily-show-2015-3Comedy Central reacts to backlash against new 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah's bad tweetshttp://www.businessinsider.com/comedy-central-defends-trevor-noah-and-the-daily-show-2015-3
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:18:00 -0400Caroline Moss
<p>Late Monday night, the internet lit its torches for newly-appointed "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, who is taking over for Jon Stewart on the late night show, after <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-bad-tweets-2015-3">unearthing some offensive tweets</a> Noah sent a few years back.</p>
<p>Now Comedy Central has released a statement defending Noah and its choice to have him host.</p>
<p>Here's part of that statement (<a href="https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/582979811141922816/photo/1">via Dave Itzkoff</a>):</p>
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Comedy Central supports Trevor Noah in a statement."To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair" <a href="http://t.co/FE4DIi5ff4">pic.twitter.com/FE4DIi5ff4</a> </p>— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582979811141922816">March 31, 2015</a>
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<div>And the full tweet from Comedy Central:</div>
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral">@ComedyCentral</a> stands with <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a>. <a href="http://t.co/UnL4DZFjee">pic.twitter.com/UnL4DZFjee</a> </p>— Comedy Central Press (@ComedyCentralPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582984848341671936">March 31, 2015</a>
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Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn't go down easy, just like jewish chicks. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElClasico?src=hash">#ElClasico</a> </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/162296270684295168">January 25, 2012</a>
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"Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk &amp; think that I'm sexy!" - fat chicks everywhere. </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/124793524095950848">October 14, 2011</a>
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<p>Noah, 31, who hails from South Africa and has built a massive following of fans, has appeared on "The Daily Show" three times.</p>
<p>Noah tweeted in response to the backlash, and then deleted his tweet. </p>
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Screenshot of that tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a> sent -- then quickly deleted -- earlier this morning (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/thebrandedgirl">@thebrandedgirl</a>) <a href="http://t.co/q19cN6WotJ">pic.twitter.com/q19cN6WotJ</a> </p>— Brian Ries (@moneyries) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582900735215583232">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer"> Now the last tweet on his feed remains as an optimistic gaze towards his future as "The Daily Show" host.</p>
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No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show! </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582525079960981504">March 30, 2015</a>
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Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:44:00 -0400Caroline Moss
<p>Early Monday morning <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-daily-show-2015-3">it was first reported that Trevor Noah</a>, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, would be replacing host Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."</p>
<p>Noah, who has appeared on "The Daily Show" only three times, is a stand-up comic who regularly sells out massive stadiums in South Africa.</p>
<p>But now the internet seems to be turning on Noah, after a deep dive into his Twitter feed revealed jokes that seemed more offensive than funny.</p>
<p>BuzzFeed's Tom Gara unearthed most of the tweets, the majority of them from 2011 and 2012.</p>
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Weird that Trevor Noah didn't do a quick twitter cleanup before getting the job. </p>— Tom Gara (@tomgara) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582730634252144640">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer">He then proceeded to retweet some of Noah's tweets:</p>
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Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn't go down easy, just like jewish chicks. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElClasico?src=hash">#ElClasico</a> </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/162296270684295168">January 25, 2012</a>
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"Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk &amp; think that I'm sexy!" - fat chicks everywhere. </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/124793524095950848">October 14, 2011</a>
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Teboho in English means a tebo slut! RT <a href="https://twitter.com/tebohomooko">@tebohomooko</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a> noah in Sesotho means snake... </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/165538282657157120">February 3, 2012</a>
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I'm watching Olympic women's hockey. It's like lesbian porn. Without the porn. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InLove?src=hash">#InLove</a> </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/230326875648573440">July 31, 2012</a>
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A hot white woman with ass is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you'll probably never get to ride it. </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/141229204829249536">November 28, 2011</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer">Here's what some people had to say about those tweets:</p>
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well I can totally see why you'd want this guy to host a television show <a href="https://t.co/JCaWYWc5Ib">https://t.co/JCaWYWc5Ib</a> </p>— Leah Reich (@ohheygreat) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582757353755295745">March 31, 2015</a>
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Not entirely sure how I feel about Noah. His Twitter jokes suck, but his appearances on the Daily Show have been pretty good. </p>— Peter Sterne (@petersterne) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582751586587422720">March 31, 2015</a>
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Pegging the over/under of when Trevor Noah deletes his Twitter account at 10 hours. Place your bets. </p>— Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582750020904062977">March 31, 2015</a>
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Trevor Noah RT <a href="https://twitter.com/DLoesch">@DLoesch</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/EWErickson">@EWErickson</a> He sucks. That's all. </p>— Scott (@ScottyE_FL) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582747200477917184">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer"> And some people were over it before it even began:</p>
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If u, 20-smthing journo sitting in an ivory tower, think Trevor Noah's jokes from 3yrs ago are bad, I challenge u to come up w/ better ones </p>— Eli Epstein (@EliEpsteinYO) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582759412785283072">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer">Some thought a firing was in the works, not even 24 hours after the announcement he would be joining the show.</p>
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We can take comfort in knowing Trevor Noah's existing Daily Show segments were already terrible, so his firing will be no great loss </p>— Abraham Riesman (@abrahamjoseph) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582748192636346368">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer">Both sides of the argument seemed to be filling up quickly on Twitter late Monday night into early Tuesday morning: "jokes are jokes" versus "these jokes were just bad."</p>
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I retweet not in anger. But it's an impressive rise for a dude who three years ago was replying to Uberfacts tweets with dick jokes. </p>— Tom Gara (@tomgara) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582749093560205313">March 31, 2015</a>
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<p class="embed-spacer">And perhaps Kevin Roose of Fusion said it best:</p>
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Prediction: tomorrow will not be kind to <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a>. </p>— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582759189283368960">March 31, 2015</a>
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:29:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5519414decad04206388dea1-967-551/screen%20shot%202015-03-30%20at%208.27.33%20am.png" border="0" alt="Trevor Noah" style="line-height: 1.5em;"></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Grantland's Bill Simmons seems to have a scoop regarding why "The Daily Show" hired 31-year-old </span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-daily-show-2015-3" target="_blank">relative newcomer</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart instead of a big name.</span></p>
<p>Simmons tweeted to his 3.47 million followers following Monday's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-had-great-reactions-to-trevor-noah-being-chosen-as-jon-stewarts-successor-2015-3" target="_blank">Comedy Central announcement</a>:</p>
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Heard Comedy Central pursued 3 big-ass names for Daily Show: Poehler, Louis CK, Schumer. Went 0 for 3. Young/cheap/upside was smart audible. </p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582560069897756672">March 30, 2015</a>
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PS: I don't think Poehler or CK was realistic, but had CC caught Schumer a year earlier - very realistic. Now she knows she can make movies. </p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582561555557957632">March 30, 2015</a>
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<p>Most people seemed to disagree with Simmons' "very realistic" report about Amy Schumer possibly taking "The Daily Show" host job.</p>
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/55196d9eeab8eac20e16d74b-637-663/screen%20shot%202015-03-30%20at%2011.31.31%20am.png" border="0" alt="Bill Simmons Amy Schumer twitter response"></p>
<p class="embed-spacer">After Jon Stewart <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-is-leaving-the-daily-show-2015-2" target="_blank">announced he would be leaving</a> "The Daily Show" back in February, Amy Poehler, Louis C.K., and Amy Schumer's names were all <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948797/John-Oliver-Amy-Schumer-Brian-Williams-replace-Jon-Stewart-host-Daily-Show.html" target="_blank">widely tossed around</a> as possible replacements.</p>
<p class="embed-spacer"><a href="http://www.salon.com/2015/02/11/amy_poehler_louis_ck_who_should_host_the_daily_show_next/" target="_blank">Salon wrote at the time</a> of Amy Poehler: "<span>If she wants the job, it’s probably hers," explaining that logistically the timing would be perfect. "'</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Parks and Recreation' is coming to an end this month, so Poehler is free. She has an incredible amount of anchor cred from her years co-hosting 'Saturday Night Live’s 'Weekend Update' and knows how to deliver absurd punchlines with a disarming twinkle in her eye. Poehler also has that wacky best-friend quality that would give the interview segments an unpredictable appeal."</span></p>
<p class="embed-spacer"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/55197b1e6bb3f73f7ebf9823-1200-600/amy-poehler-weekend-update.jpg" border="0" alt="Amy Poehler weekend update"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Salon also </span><a href="http://www.salon.com/2015/02/11/amy_poehler_louis_ck_who_should_host_the_daily_show_next/" target="_blank">praised Louis CK</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> as a potential replacement, writing that he has "precision timing, an Everyman affability, and is one of the finest comedic minds of his generation." But, noted Salon, "Would he give up his groundbreaking FX show for the demands of hosting 'The Daily Show?' He’d be brilliant, but Louie is best when he’s exploiting his own human foibles for laughs."</span></span></p>
<p class="embed-spacer"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/55197b38eab8ea504c16d74b-1200-600/louie-season-4-stand-up-comedian-comic-louis-ck-5.png" border="0" alt="Louie season 4 stand up comedian comic Louis CK"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">As for Amy Schumer, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-daily-show-replacements-772574" target="_blank">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted that "</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Comedy Central could also promote from within in a different way by moving </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Amy Schumer</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> to '</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The Daily Show'" from her successful 'Inside Amy Schumer' show on the network.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="embed-spacer">While Simmons argued that Schumer didn't want "The Daily Show" gig because she "knows she can make movies, the comedian only has <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3152624/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1" target="_blank">one film in the works</a>, due out in July. </p>
<p class="embed-spacer"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/55197b4aecad04bf4c88dea6-1200-600/inside-amy-schumer-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Inside Amy Schumer"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Stewart doesn't yet have a specific departure date, only saying "later this year."</span></p>
<p class="embed-spacer">But as <a href="http://www.laughspin.com/2015/03/30/daily-show-names-trevor-noah-as-jon-stewarts-successor/" target="_blank">LaughSpin</a> notes, "None of this takes away from Trevor Noah being a great choice to fill the 'Daily Show' host chair. He’s a fresh young face with international acclaim on the cusp of exploding here in the United States. He will give the show a different outsider perspective, not unlike John Oliver."</p>
<p class="embed-spacer">Jon Stewart is also excited about his replacement, saying: "I’m thrilled for the show and for Trevor. He’s a tremendous comic and talent that we’ve loved working with. In fact, I may rejoin as a correspondent just to be a part of it!"</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-had-great-reactions-to-trevor-noah-being-chosen-as-jon-stewarts-successor-2015-3#ixzz3VstkwMSM" >Twitter had great reactions to Trevor Noah being chosen as Jon Stewart's successor </a></strong></p>
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:13:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><strong>On Monday, Comedy Central announced that 31-year-old South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart as host of "The Daily Show."</strong></p>
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Very excited to welcome our next host: <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a>! That's right - another guy in late night from Soweto. <a href="http://t.co/zlNhBmjg6I">http://t.co/zlNhBmjg6I</a> </p>— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582527725778395137">March 30, 2015</a>
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No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show! </p>— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582525079960981504">March 30, 2015</a>
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If you're wondering why <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a> got the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DailyShow?src=hash">#DailyShow</a> chair. His 8 min live at the Apollo set is all u need to see. <a href="http://t.co/0qquFdRgIF">http://t.co/0qquFdRgIF</a> </p>— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582539813431193600">March 30, 2015</a>
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I know Trevor Noah a bit. Nice guy. I'm sure won't mind letting me host the Daily Show instead of him. </p>— Todd Barry (@toddbarry) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582516049339351040">March 30, 2015</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a> Congrats 2u &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow">@TheDailyShow</a> looks like U R the man who will take over making fun of us all 😉 Well Done! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YouGotThis?src=hash">#YouGotThis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrevorNoah?src=hash">#TrevorNoah</a> </p>— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582526094789767168">March 30, 2015</a>
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So proud of my dude <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a>! Here's to a new era of <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow">@TheDailyShow</a>! </p>— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582536816625987585">March 30, 2015</a>
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Big congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@Trevornoah</a> and good on ya, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow">@TheDailyShow</a>! Can't wait to see the poignant hilarity that will ensue! <a href="http://t.co/Rs5QZ2pt1T">pic.twitter.com/Rs5QZ2pt1T</a> </p>— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582531845482528768">March 30, 2015</a>
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Same great show, now with more accent! Via <a href="https://twitter.com/nprnews">@nprnews</a>: Trevor Noah Will Replace Jon Stewart As Host Of 'The Daily Show' <a href="http://t.co/rLw8qMU6fG">http://t.co/rLw8qMU6fG</a> </p>— Daniel Gorman (@RunDangerRun) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582542404047282176">March 30, 2015</a>
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I am ridiculously happy about this. <a href="http://t.co/RD86k63P0r">http://t.co/RD86k63P0r</a> </p>— Peter Krupa (@peterkrupa) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582542464587812864">March 30, 2015</a>
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HEY <a href="https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral">@ComedyCentral</a> I think <a href="https://twitter.com/Trevornoah">@TrevorNoah</a> would make a great new host for <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow">@TheDailyShow</a> He was made for this!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Funny?src=hash">#Funny</a> <a href="http://t.co/bjk1CUWgBn">pic.twitter.com/bjk1CUWgBn</a> </p>— Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582266173951225857">March 29, 2015</a>
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Comedy Central says, “We talked to women. We talked to men. We found in Trevor the best person for the job.” <a href="http://t.co/UOCsGgyp7d">http://t.co/UOCsGgyp7d</a> </p>— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/582513290816958465">March 30, 2015</a>
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:30:00 -0400Caroline Moss
<p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5519414decad04206388dea1-967-551/screen%20shot%202015-03-30%20at%208.27.33%20am.png" border="0" alt="Trevor Noah"></p><p>It was reported Monday morning that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-daily-show-2015-3">would replace Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."</a></p>
<p>Noah has appeared on "The Daily Show" just three times, and people are questioning whether he is experienced enough to fill such a massive role. Entertainment Weekly <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/28/who-trevor-noah-he-could-be-next-daily-show-host">points out that while Noah</a> may not be very well known in the US, he is a big star in South Africa who sells out giant theaters for his comedy shows.</p>
<p>Here are the three times in which Noah appeared on "The Daily Show."</p>
<p>The first was a riff on Ebola back in December. He played a game called "Spot the Africa."</p>
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:08:00 -0400Caroline Moss
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/55193d0a69beddc8098c0359-998-562/screen%20shot%202015-03-30%20at%208.09.06%20am.png" border="0" alt="Trevor Noah"></p><p>Trevor Noah, a South African comedian, will replace Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."</p>
<p><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1165273574"><span class="aQJ">"On Monday</span></span>, Comedy Central will announce that Mr. Noah has been chosen as the new host of 'The Daily Show,' succeeding Mr. Stewart after he steps down later this year," <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/television/trevor-noah-to-succeed-jon-stewart-on-the-daily-show.html?src=twr">The New York Times reports.</a></p>
<p><span><span>"I'm thrilled for the show and for Trevor," Stewart said in a statement cited by The Times. </span></span></p>
<p>You may be asking: who? You're not alone. That's what <a href="https://twitter.com/MJolanBloom/status/582515403936677888">everyone on Twitter is</a> wondering. Noah, 31, may be somewhat of an unknown in the United States, but Entertainment Weekly says he is "<a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/28/who-trevor-noah-he-could-be-next-daily-show-host">something of a superstar in South Africa</a>, regularly selling out giant theaters for stand-up shows and scoring big numbers for his televised specials."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/28/who-trevor-noah-he-could-be-next-daily-show-host">Entertainment Weekly reports</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Noah has been a member of the </span><em>Daily Show </em><span>team </span><a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2014/10/10/daily-show-adds-hasan-minhaj-trevor-noah">since December 2014</a><span>, when he came on as a correspondent. So far, his contributions have been relatively limited: </span><a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/myb4mb/spot-the-africa">His first appearance was on December 4</a><span>, when he riffed on Ebola </span><span>with Stewart</span><span> and played a very entertaining game called "Spot the Africa." He next showed up </span><a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/380ulg/boko-haram-in-nigeria">on January 22</a><span>, for a report on Boko Haram that once again poked fun at the United States' lack of commitment to fighting terrorism in Africa. He last appeared on the show on March 19, when </span><a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/full-episodes/snjiod/march-19--2015---will-ferrell">he and Stewart played chess</a><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>Here's a video in which Noah performs "Spot the Africa":</span></p>
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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:29:44 -0400Ellie Kincaid
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5515a5c8ecad046f22fe0c0d-964-528/screen%20shot%202015-03-27%20at%201.25.41%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Jon Stewart climate change denial"></p><p>While those of us who live in the Northeast may not believe it, last winter was <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-winter-is-so-cold-2015-2" target="_blank">America's warmest ever recorded</a>.</p>
<p>California was already experiencing drought conditions, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-warmest-winter-on-record-worsens-california-drought-2014-17">the warm winter and lack of snowpack going into the summer won't help</a>.</p>
<p>Florida is also at risk for negative consequences of climate change — but for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-miami-when-sea-levels-rise-2014-4">sea level rise</a> and flooding.</p>
<p>Neither of these states have put forward quite the best response to their respective impending dooms, which of course provides perfect fodder for Jon Stewart on <a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/">The Daily Show</a>.</p>
<h2>The problem-that-must-not-be-named</h2>
<p>Employees at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection were famously <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/officials-in-florida-have-been-banned-from-using-the-terms-climate-change-and-global-warming-2015-3">barred</a> from using the words "climate change" and "global warming" since Rick Scott became governor of the state in 2011.</p>
<p>In a news clip on The Daily Show, former Florida state employee Kristina Trotta said they were not even allowed to mention "sea level rise," but had to use the term "nuisance flooding."</p>
<p>Just trying to help, Jon Stewart whipped out his "Roget's Denial Thesaurus" to suggest Florida officials could use the terms "moisture inconvenience," "statewide jaccuzification," and "surprise pool party."</p>
<p><img class="full" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5515a604ecad04bb26fe0c0c-961-545/screen%20shot%202015-03-27%20at%201.36.20%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Jon Stewart climate change denial">But really, Florida has made it too easy for Jon Stewart to get laughs at its expense. All the show had to do to underscore the absurdity of the situation was play a clip of Florida's Emergency Management Chief speaking at a state Senate hearing.</p>
<p>When directly asked a question about the state's response plan for future climate change related emergencies, the poor man had to do linguistic backflips to avoid saying the forbidden phrase. The entire Senate chamber erupted in laughter.</p>
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<h2>A tough nut to crack</h2>
<p>On the other side of the country, California has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/californias-next-megadrought-has-already-begun-2015-3">instituted restrictions on personal water use</a>, such as requiring restaurants to give water only to customers who ask for it.</p>
<p>But Jon Stewart isn't convinced that's the right way to address the drought problem: "California's fix for the biggest drought in its history is to slightly curtail the personal water use that makes up a whopping 4% of California's water footprint."</p>
<p>Agriculture is the sector that guzzles most water in California, and some crops require more than others. Alfalfa, used for livestock feed, takes about a fifth of the state's water. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/almonds-use-a-lot-of-water-in-california-2015-3">Almond growing</a> is another top water consumer for the state.</p>
<p>So what better way to emphasize agriculture's attitude in California than have a talking almond and burger show up to bully Stewart into not asking for water at restaurants so they can get <em>their</em> water?</p>
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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:58:00 -0400Abid Rahman
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<p><em style="line-height: 1.5em;">The Daily Show </em><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">host </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5em;">Jon Stewart </strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">enlisted some heavyweight Hollywood help in ripping his 'favorite' news channel for congratulating itself for its own coverage of Ferguson. </span></p>
<p>On Thursday night's show, Stewart took exception to Fox's<strong> Megyn Kelly</strong> calling on other media outlets to acknowledge and credit her station's decision not to rush to judgment over the incidents in Ferguson.</p>
<p>Stewart wasted no time in pointing out that Fox had built its reputation on rushing to judgment citing Benghazi in particular. He did however concede that Fox getting things right was "newsworthy" in and of itself and cause for celebration.</p>
<p>By way of apology and in honor of "that time" they were right, Stewart presented Fox with a whale cake ("we think you're a whale of a network!").</p>
<p>Stewart also said that Hollywood had something to say and presented a short video of George Lucas, the very epitome of liberal Hollywood, apologizing and promising to in future only make films that were "blindly uncritical of America," with possible future films such as <em>American Exceptionalism Graffiti, </em><em>Star Wars: The Reagan Missile Defense Version, </em><em>The Empire Strikes Back, Justifiably </em>and <em>Star Wars: The Clinton Menace.</em></p>
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<p>Finally, he ended the segment by comparing Fox news, which has been on the air for 18 years, to a real 18 year old, in that: “[y]ou have a massive ego and spend 24 hours a day jerking yourself off.”</p>
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Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:09:11 -0400Ellie Kincaid
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<p>By this point, we all know that most people eat things that are terrible for them on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Americans consume an estimated 500 more calories per day (the equivalent of a <a href="http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf">McDonald's Big Mac</a>) than they did in 1970, according to the <a href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-%28per-capita%29-data-system/summary-findings.aspx">United States Department of Agriculture</a>. </p>
<p>But it's not all our fault: Americans get help in their bad eating habits from the companies that rely on those habits for profit, Jon Stewart argued in a segment on Tuesday's <a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/">The Daily Show</a>.</p>
<p>Stewart targeted "Big Agra and the food lobby" for feeding us what he called an "addictive, fattening, death menu of artificial chemicals, antibiotics, and cool ranch carcinogens," and ridiculed the ways companies are responding to Americans' increased dietary awareness.</p>
<h2>"Screw your health study"</h2>
<p>Rather than back off in the face of health concerns, some companies are doubling down. </p>
<p>Stewart highlighted a new deep dish pizza wrapped in <a href="http://littlecaesars.com/OurMenu/Pizza/BaconWrappedCrustPizza.aspx">three and a half feet of bacon</a> from Little Caesar's, plus advertisements for "endless" buffets and appetizers and Olive Garden's <a href="http://www.olivegarden.com/specials/buy-one-take-one">"buy one, take one"</a> entree special. </p>
<p>He called this the "I don't give a f*** approach," by which fast food companies essentially say "screw your health study."</p>
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<h2>A tiny, tiny bit better</h2>
<p>Next, Stewart ridiculed "the making-food-slightly-less-bad-for-you craze." </p>
<p>In this category, we see McDonald's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-exclusive-mcdonalds-usa-to-phase-out-human-antibiotics-from-chicken-supply-2015-3">announcing plans to phase out chicken raised with antibiotics</a> from its menu — "I'll miss treating my ear infections with the buffalo ranch chicken," Stewart jokes — and <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Dunkin' Donuts </span><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/10/news/companies/dunkin-donuts-titanium-dioxide/">planning to eliminate</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> titanium dioxide from its powdered donuts. (The chemical, which makes food and also things like toothpaste appear bright white, is </span><a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=73.575">classified as safe</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> by the FDA.)</span></p>
<p>Needless to say, however, chicken nuggets and donuts still don't qualify as healthy food.</p>
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<h2>Buying a fig leaf</h2>
<p>Stewart reaches maximum scorn levels when he addresses companies that don't actually change their products at all, but pretend to be better through crafty PR. </p>
<p>His case in point is Kraft, which got <a href="http://www.eatright.org/">the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics</a>' "Kids Eat Right" <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/a-cheese-product-wins-kids-nutrition-seal/?_r=0">label on its Kraft Singles</a> after donating to the Academy to support the program. (To be fair, the label says in small type "supporter of" Kids Eat Right — not "approved by.") Kraft Singles are labeled "pasteurized cheese product," not even real cheese. </p>
<p>"It turns out the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is an academy in the same way this [Kraft Singles] is cheese," Stewart quipped. </p>
<p>Check out the whole video below, courtesy of <a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/fsdtvk/the-snacks-of-life">Comedy Central</a>. </p>
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Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:07:00 -0400Aly Weisman
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5509aa3fecad04c328c7fbe9-1200-600/robert-durst-court.jpg" border="0" alt="Robert Durst court"></p><p>Long before Robert Durst was in the news for the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/infamous-nyc-real-estate-heir-says-he-killed-them-all-on-hbo-finale-of-the-jinx-2015-3" target="_blank">explosive HBO documentary</a> "The Jinx" and his <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-lapd-insists-that-the-durst-arrest-was-actually-not-connected-to-hbos-the-jinx-2015-3" target="_blank">recent arrest</a>, the 71-year-old <span>real estate heir gripped the nation in 2003 while </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">on trial for the murder and dismemberment of his Galveston, Texas, neighbor, Morris Black. </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">While many considered the case a "slam dunk" in finally putting Durst behind bars after the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/nyregion/robert-durst-to-face-felony-charges-at-scene-of-arrest.html?_r=0" target="_blank">murder of his best friend</a> and <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/03/robert-durst-murders-wife-susie-berman" target="_blank">"disappearance" of his wife</a> 21 years prior, Durst's high-powered defense attorney claimed self-defense and he was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050403214317/http://www.courttv.com/trials/durst/verdict_ctv.html" target="_blank">acquitted of murder</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><span>Those who had been following the high-profile case went nuts after the verdict, including Jon Stewart.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><span><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5509bcdeecad045775c7fbeb-1200-600/jon-stewart-2003-1.png" border="0" alt="Jon Stewart 2003"></span></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In a 2003 "Daily Show" clip titled <a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/video-playlists/69cxds/daily-show-08059/leuk9o" target="_blank">"Where's The Head?"</a> Stewart says: "</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">There's one case we need to talk about and that's the multimillionare Robert Durst, who had been on trial for — well, it's kind of a funny story — dismembering his neighbor. Things didn't look good for him after he admitted to dismembering his neighbor, but yesterday he was acquitted by a jury."</span></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"And since he's from New York, that's gotten quite a bit of play here in the city, so I wanted to show you some of the headlines."</span></span></p>
<p><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5509bb9d6bb3f7d303b3c3fa-1200-600/jon-stewart-newspaper-2.png" border="0" alt="Jon Stewart newspaper" style="color: #000000;">"<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The New York Times, generally not known for their ironic, humorous take on things <span>—</span> 'New York City Real Estate Heir Is Acquitted of Murder in Texas: Durst, Who Cut Up Body, Argued Self-Defense' <span>—</span> that's as close as the New York Times will come to making a joke on the front page. That's like the New York Times just going, 'Can you f------ believe it?!"</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5509bd2aecad040570c7fbea-1200-800/screen%20shot%202015-03-18%20at%2011.51.17%20am.png" border="0" alt="Jon Stewart Robert Durst">"<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">But here's what's so wonderful about New York, the different newspapers give you different takes. </span></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">For instance, there was a slightly more subtle approach from the Daily News."</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5509a7ea6bb3f7c231b3c3fc-1200-924/screen%20shot%202015-03-18%20at%2012.28.44%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Robert Durst Daily News">"<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">And of course the New York Post strikes a more cautionary pose </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">—</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> 'Run For Your Lives!'"</span></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5509a82beab8ea3b1b367948-1200-800/screen%20shot%202015-03-18%20at%2011.56.28%20am.png" border="0" alt="Robert Durst newspapers">"So, the guy who cut up his neighbor is free <span>— </span>go justice system!"<br></span></p>
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<p class="embed-spacer"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">On Saturday, </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Durst </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">was arrested by FBI agents at a New Orleans hotel, a day before the final episode of the HBO series "The Jinx" aired.</span></p>
<p class="p3"><span>"FBI agents believed Durst may have wanted to flee the country, possibly to Cuba, as he registered under an alias at the hotel, paid with cash, and was found with fake documents," according to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-arrested-orleans/story?id=29650536" target="_blank">ABC News</a>. Coincidentally, </span><span>Saturday marked the first nonstop flight from New Orleans to Cuba since 1958, as pointed out by <a href="http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/first_direct_flight_from_new_o.html" target="_blank">nola.com</a>.</span></p>
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<div class="mention">Durst was formally charged on Monday in the first-degree murder of a longtime friend, writer Susan Berman, in a 15-year-old cold case. Also on Monday, Durst agreed to be extradited to Los Angeles County from New Orleans.<br><br>
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<div class="mention">He could face the death penalty in the case, which was filed by Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey with special circumstances. He is accused of murdering Berman two days before Christmas in 2000. <br><br>
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<div class="mention">Long estranged from his powerful family with its major New York real estate holdings, the eccentric Durst has been tried and acquitted in the death of another person in Texas and was a suspect in the disappearance of his wife...<br><br>
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Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:26:00 -0400Billy Hallowell
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5501d9f6ecad04da548b456a-1200-706/screen shot 2015-03-12 at 2.18.17 pm.png" border="0" alt="jon stewart"></p><p>Comedian Jon Stewart addressed the Hillary Clinton email controversy on Wednesday night, taking aim at the former first lady and imploring her to invite an independent party to look through her account.</p>
<p>Jokingly referring to her as&nbsp;”former president Hillary Clinton” at the beginning of the segment, Stewart started by taking aim at Clinton’s claim that it was more convenient to use only one device while serving as secretary of state.</p>
<p><span>“Since Clinton left the State Department, her single device preference has completely gone away,” the comedian said, playing a clip of Clinton detailing the numerous tablets and devices she now uses.&nbsp;</span>“You are a person who wants to be president, which is a super inconvenient job. Did you know that everywhere you go you not only have to carry a phone, but a briefcase filled with nuclear codes?”</p>
<p>Stewart quipped that Clinton wouldn’t be able to suddenly say that the briefcase is a hassle and ask to have the nuclear codes placed on her phone, as doing so, he joked, could lead her to “butt dial a nuclear strike on Mexico.”</p>
<p>He proceeded to explain, on a more serious note, that the government seeks to archive officials’ work emails and that not following protocol looks odd.</p>
<p><span>“The rule exists so that the government can auto archive all of your work emails,” Stewart said. “But, since you did it your own way, your work emails are all mixed up with your personal emails — and now they have to be separated out.”</span></p>
<p>The comedian added, “W<span>hen we all agree to do things a certain way and you do it in a different way, it looks weird.”</span></p>
<p>Toward the end of the segment, Stewart implored Clinton to allow an independent party to look through her emails just to see if she “missed anything” — and he concluded by making yet another point about Clinton’s convenience claim.</p>
<p>“You just told us you didn’t follow the rules, because having two separate email addresses would be way too big a pain in in a**, but you know what is a far bigger pain in the a**?” Stewart rhetorically asked. “Trying to delete 30,000 emails.”</p>
<p>Watch the segment below:</p>
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Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:58:00 -0500Graham Flanagan
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54f53628ecad047d1d4bf699-1440-810/screen%20shot%202015-03-02%20at%2011.17.17%20pm.png" border="0" alt="WWE Jon Stewart 2"></p><p><br>Outgoing "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart made a hilarious appearance on WWE's "Monday Night Raw" which aired live on the USA Network. For the last few weeks, Stewart has been embroiled in a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/seth-rollins-challenges-jon-stewart-on-the-daily-show-2015-2" target="_blank">"feud"</a> with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins after the wrestler said that he could do a better job of hosting "The Daily Show" than Stewart.</p>
<p>Stewart, a New Jersey-native who has <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2113914-triple-h-and-his-son-pose-with-jon-stewart-before-wwe-money-in-the-bank" target="_blank">attended</a> previous WWE events, confirmed he would be in the house for Monday's broadcast of "Raw" at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The segment began with Rollins hosting a faux version of "The Daily Show" where he roasted Stewart with a series of insulting jokes; one of which referenced the <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rosewater.htm" target="_blank">underwhelming</a> box office performance of Stewart's directorial debut "Rosewater." <br><br>Stewart had apparently heard enough and made his entrance to the ring, where he delivered his own series of verbal jabs at Rollins. Then things got physical. <br><br>Watch the whole segment here:</p>
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Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:03:18 -0500William Scott Davis
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54f0ac97eab8ea344dcb781d-895-671/seth-rollins-jon-stewart.jpg" border="0" alt="seth rollins jon stewart">The feud between WWE star Seth Rollins and Jon Stewart has continued to grow.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It began when Rollins threw his name into the ring for possible replacement hosts for Jon Stewart.</span></p>
<p>During a match, Rollins took the microphone and proclaimed he's the most talented performer in the world and WWE's "most valuable asset." <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Rollins claimed he could do anything he wants, including becoming president of the United States, despite not being old enough to run for office.</span></p>
<p>He then took a shot at Jon Stewart and said he could become the next host of "The Daily Show" and make it "actually watchable."</p>
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<p>Stewart then <a href="http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/02/20/jon-stewart-wwe-seth-rollins-feud">posted a response to Rollins'</a>, which was posted on WWE's YouTube channel. In it Stewart states, "Seth Rollins, you've made a lot of mistakes in your life... but this is the biggest mistake you ever made."</p>
<p>Stewart goes on to say he's going after Rollins with "160 pounds of dynamite" before noting his bone density is weaker and "more like a soft wood, like a pine."</p>
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<p>Rollins was not content to just let Stewart's response simmer, and Thursday night, he invaded "The Daily Show."</p>
<p>Rollins interrupted a segment with a video and acknowledged Stewart's trash talk and said he hopes Stewart is ready for a "world of hurt."</p>
<p>In the midst of Stewart's response, Rollins walked onto the set and challenged Stewart to come to "Monday Night Raw" at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, next week.</p>
<p>Stewart doesn't necessarily give a confirmation, but he does sneak behind Rollins to put him into a headlock as the show's credits begin to roll.</p>
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<p>Watch the entire segment below. We'll see if Stewart does show up on "Raw" next week.</p>
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Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:42:00 -0500IAN SERVANTES
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54e76347ecad041849e01aaf-1200-600/jon-stewart-53.jpg" border="0" alt="jon stewart"></p><p>It's been more than a week since&nbsp;<span>Jon Stewart</span>&nbsp;dropped the bomb of his&nbsp;<em><span>Daily Show</span></em>&nbsp;<span>departure</span>&nbsp;on us, and he hasn't discussed the matter much since.</p>
<p>All we've heard from him since the initial announcement is that he won't stand by while WWE wrestler Seth Rollins&nbsp;<a href="http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/02/jon-stewart-responds-to-wwe-wrestler-seth-rollins" target="_self">plots</a>&nbsp;his takeover of the show.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Last night Stewart recorded his&nbsp;<span>interview</span>&nbsp;for Catie Lazarus'&nbsp;<span><a href="http://www.employeeofthemonthshow.com/podcast/" target="_blank">Employee of the Month</a>&nbsp;podcast in front of a small audience. </span></p>
<p><span>The podcast has yet to be released, but Stewart's comments are already making the rounds. He declined to name specific people who he's like to see replace him on&nbsp;<em>The Daily Show</em>, instead opting to describe his ideal candidate:</span></p>
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<p>He also declined to share his specific plans for life post-<em>Daily Show</em>&nbsp;but insisted his departure isn't a retirement:</p>
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<p>"I just needed more flexibility.&nbsp;I got maybe four or five more years with the kids until they really don't want anything to do with me. And I'm just not there. You can't [work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.] for 16 years and think you're going to be able to tell them to not smoke pot. You can't show up at 9 p.m. and go, 'Don't get high. OK, goodnight, sweetheart. ...&nbsp;I feel like I'm going to work maybe more I'll just be able to do it [closer] to [my family]."</p>
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Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:28:15 -0500Business Insider
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54de706e6da8114e108b4567-1200-924/the-daily-show-jon-stewart-7.jpg" border="0" alt="the daily show jon stewart"></p><p>Tuesday, Jon Stewart announced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-is-leaving-the-daily-show-2015-2">he'll be leaving "The Daily Show" later this year</a>.</p>
<p>When he steps down, Stewart will leave television as the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-the-daily-show-show-salary-2015-2">highest-paid late night host</a> after nearly 17 years on Comedy Central.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">How does Stewart's paycheck compare to other TV hosts?</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Last summer, TV Guide released its </span><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/highest-paid-tv-stars-1085736.aspx">annual salary report</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, a list that rounds up the paychecks of some of television's highest-paid actors and TV personalities.</span></p>
<p><em>Note: We originally ran this list late last year.</em></p><h3>[TIE] 17. Chelsea Handler: $10 million</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5404af53ecad04be017a3626-400-300/tie-17-chelsea-handler-10-million.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p>Handler reportedly signed a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chelsea-handler-netflix-10-million-2014-8">$10 million deal with Netflix</a>&nbsp;consisting&nbsp;of several comedy specials and a talk show for the streaming service.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Handler previously made between <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-host-paychecks-2013-2013-8?#tied-17-chelsea-handler-8-million-5">$8 million</a> and <a href="http://nypost.com/2012/07/16/chelsea-handler-overpaid-ashton-kutcher-underpaid-report/">$12 million</a> for her E! show over the past two years.</span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>[TIE] 17. Jimmy Kimmel: $10 million</h3>
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<p><p>Kimmel's&nbsp;"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4hTtftqnlB5b12gaErZ54al4sQ7iINJ">Lie Witness News</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4hTtftqnlAkiQNdWn6bbKUr-P1wuSm0">Celebrities Read Mean Tweets</a>" segments have been big hits on the ABC late-night show. His fake feud with Matt Damon is always a rating's winner.</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>[TIE] 17. Shepard Smith: $10 million</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/540628e269beddd453ba2134-400-300/tie-17-shepard-smith-10-million.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p>The FOX News anchor's contract was renewed in 2013. Smith was also named both <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">the <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/12/fox-news-channels-shepard-smith-to-lead-new-breaking-news-division-as-managing-editor-and-chief-news-anchor/202458/">host of "Shepard Smith Reporting" and&nbsp;the managing editor of the network's new breaking news division</a>.</span></p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-personality-and-host-salaries-2015-2#tie-15-anderson-cooper-11-million-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-personality-and-host-salaries-2015-2The insanely large paychecks of 19 TV personalitieshttp://www.businessinsider.com/tv-personality-and-host-salaries-2015-2
Sat, 14 Feb 2015 09:19:15 -0500Kirsten Acuna
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54de706e6da8114e108b4567-1200-924/the-daily-show-jon-stewart-7.jpg" border="0" alt="the daily show jon stewart"></p><p>Tuesday, Jon Stewart announced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-is-leaving-the-daily-show-2015-2">he'll be leaving "The Daily Show" later this year</a>.</p>
<p>When he steps down, Stewart will leave television as the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-the-daily-show-show-salary-2015-2">highest-paid late night host</a> after nearly 17 years on Comedy Central.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">How does Stewart's paycheck compare to other TV hosts?</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Last summer, TV Guide released its </span><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/news/highest-paid-tv-stars-1085736.aspx">annual salary report</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, a list that rounds up the paychecks of some of television's highest-paid actors and TV personalities.</span></p>
<p><em>Note: We originally ran this list late last year.</em></p><h3>[TIE] 17. Chelsea Handler: $10 million</h3>
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<p><p>Handler reportedly signed a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chelsea-handler-netflix-10-million-2014-8">$10 million deal with Netflix</a>&nbsp;consisting&nbsp;of several comedy specials and a talk show for the streaming service.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Handler previously made between <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-host-paychecks-2013-2013-8?#tied-17-chelsea-handler-8-million-5">$8 million</a> and <a href="http://nypost.com/2012/07/16/chelsea-handler-overpaid-ashton-kutcher-underpaid-report/">$12 million</a> for her E! show over the past two years.</span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>[TIE] 17. Jimmy Kimmel: $10 million</h3>
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<p><p>Kimmel's&nbsp;"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4hTtftqnlB5b12gaErZ54al4sQ7iINJ">Lie Witness News</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4hTtftqnlAkiQNdWn6bbKUr-P1wuSm0">Celebrities Read Mean Tweets</a>" segments have been big hits on the ABC late-night show. His fake feud with Matt Damon is always a rating's winner.</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>[TIE] 17. Shepard Smith: $10 million</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/540628e269beddd453ba2134-400-300/tie-17-shepard-smith-10-million.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p>The FOX News anchor's contract was renewed in 2013. Smith was also named both <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">the <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/12/fox-news-channels-shepard-smith-to-lead-new-breaking-news-division-as-managing-editor-and-chief-news-anchor/202458/">host of "Shepard Smith Reporting" and&nbsp;the managing editor of the network's new breaking news division</a>.</span></p></p>
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Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:32:00 -0500Deborah Day
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54dbb4876da8115644326d75-1200-924/jon-stewart-50.jpg" border="0" alt="jon stewart"></p><p>Viacom shares were slammed to the tune of $350 million on Wednesday after&nbsp;"The Daily Show" host&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/jon_stewart/" title="See all Jon Stewart" class="autotagged group-1">Jon Stewart</a>&nbsp;announced on Tuesday night that he would leave the Comedy Central news satire program sometime this year.</p>
<p>The media conglomerate parent company's value slid by nearly 1.5% the day after Stewart's announcement, <a href="http://fortune.com/2015/02/11/viacom-jon-stewart-daily-show/" target="_blank">Fortune reported</a>.</p>
<p>Shares now stand at $67.64, up $0.48 (+0.72%) intraday on expected weekend box-office strength from the corporation's Paramount Pictures release "Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge out of Water" but 10.11% down year to date.</p>
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<p>Stewart's post-"Daily Show" brand could be worth $100 million annually, said Ross Levinsohn, a former interim Yahoo CEO and current board member of Scout Media.</p>
<p>"There is a generation of fans who would follow&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/jon_stewart/" title="See all Jon Stewart" class="autotagged group-1">Jon Stewart</a>&nbsp;probably anywhere," Levinsohn told&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/102421582">CNBC's&nbsp;"Fast Money: Halftime Report" on Thursday</a>. Levinsohn arrived at the amount&nbsp;by estimating&nbsp;1 million subscribers paying $8 per month, plus advertising income and other revenue streams.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-100-million-2015-2" >Ex-Yahoo CEO: I would pay Jon Stewart $100 million per year to relaunch his show </a></strong></p>
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Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:34:00 -0500Sean Fitz-Gerald
<p><span><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54db66e7ecad04732ca7572a-1200-924/jon-stewart-1999.png" border="0" alt="Jon stewart 1999">During Tuesday's taping of </span><em>The Daily Show</em><span>, Jon Stewart </span><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/watch-jon-stewart-announce-his-retirement.html" data-track="Body Text Link: Internal: vulture">announced</a><span> he would be leaving his post later this year. "Seventeen years is the longest I have ever, in my life, held a job, by 16 years and five months," he said. "But in my heart, I know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity." </span></p>
<p><span>For almost two decades Stewart, alongside Stephen Colbert, ruled the satirical-news game and pioneered information dissemination in an age when many — especially younger viewers — tend to eschew traditional media outlets. But did anyone recognize Stewart's comic potential when he took over </span><em>The Daily Show </em><span>from Craig Kilborn in 1999? We've taken a look through the archives to find out what critics and writers thought of the new host in his first year on air.</span></p>
<p><span><span>"</span><span>Mr. Stewart holds it all together deftly. He interacts with the correspondents far more than Mr. Kilborn ever did, sending the message that even though its official name is now <em>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</em>, the show is a team effort rather than a star vehicle. His celebrity interviews are sharper and funnier than Mr. Kilborn's were</span><span>." —Peter Keepnews, </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/03/arts/television-radio-late-night-hosts-in-search-of-their-niches.html?pagewanted=2" target="_blank" data-track="Body Text Link: External">the New York <em>Times</em></a></span></p>
<p><span><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54db00df69beddbe65fc63a4-1200-600/jon-stewart-leaving-the-daily-show-2.png" border="0" alt="jon stewart leaving the daily show">"</span><span>Much more cutting edge is</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="hit">Jon Stewart,</span> <span>the new host of Comedy Central's showpiece program </span><em>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="hit">Daily Show</span></em><span> (10 p.m., Monday-Thursday). By constantly proclaiming himself uncool, while wearing some snazzy dark-toned clothing and delivering hyper-aware jokes, Stewart shows himself hip to how cool it is to self-deprecate. In his first two programs replacing Craig Kilborn Monday and Tuesday, Stewart's downtown persona was a contrast to Kilborn's, reminiscent of the smartest and sometimes most smug guy in the frat house.</span></p>
<p><span> But Stewart's early overeagerness, his evident desire to do well, was not at all in keeping with current notions of cool. ... But Stewart still seemed uncomfortable running the show, a mock newscast that splendidly blends jokes written off of current events and a series of field reports that satirize TV newsgathering. The new host laughed at the jokes, instead of taking his cue from the deadpan style of its correspondents such as Stephen Colbert and Beth Littleford. ... Yet it is hard to imagine Stewart, with a track record as a first-rate comic writer and performer, and as a pretty sharp talk-show host, not being very good on it when he settles down a bit." —Steve Johnson, </span><a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-01-15/features/9901150367_1_host-of-comedy-central-daily-show-zoe-bean" target="_blank" data-track="Body Text Link: External">Chicago <em>Tribune</em></a></p>
<p>"Kilborn — with his frat-boy good looks and self-parodying smirk — was an appropriately arrogant comedy pitchman for the show, in which digs at news makers can at times feel punitive. Stewart doesn't have the same mean bones in his body. He's a stand-up comedian from New Jersey whose act has always been marked by literate, self-deprecating swipes at his own Jewishness, for one. He dresses in black, and his comic hero is Woody Allen. 'It won't be the same show. Some people will like it less,' he says of taking over Kilborn's post." —Paul Brownfield, <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-01-01/features/9901227204_1_craig-kilborn-daily-show-comedy-central" target="_blank" data-track="Body Text Link: External">Los Angeles <em>Times</em></a></p>
<p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54db6b1369beddb322fd9832-1200-600/jon-stewart-1999-1.png" border="0" alt="jon stewart 1999">"<span class="hit">Jon Stewart</span><span class="hit">'s</span><span> debut as host of <em>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></span><em>Daily Show</em><span> was so seamless you'd hardly know he was new to the job.</span> ... <span>The only segment marring Stewart's debut was Beth Littleford's interview segment with four of the diminutive actors who played munchkins in <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>. Her questions — about dwarfs and the size of their genitals, among other things — came off as needlessly mean and anything but funny. ... <span>Judging by the way the studio audience welcomed Stewart Monday night — with riotous laughter and applause — <em>The Daily Show</em></span><span> fans will soon forget about Kilborn, if they haven't already.</span></span>" —Austin Smith, <a href="http://nypost.com/1999/01/13/stewart-slips-behind-not-the-news-desk-johnny-hits-spot-in-his-daily-job/" target="_blank" data-track="Body Text Link: External">the New York <em>Post</em></a></p>
<p><span>"There were some awkward moments as Stewart dealt with the many rapid-fire demands of his new post. ... </span><span>Other segments, though, were more promising. The writing, especially when accompanying real-life news footage, was sharp as ever, with Stewart deftly delivering some very funny lines. 'Strom Thurmond, ears still ringing from the Big Bang,' was the start of one such sentence, and I was laughing too loudly to catch the rest. The best news of all, so far as </span><em>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="hit">Daily Show with Jon Stewart</span></em><span> and its new host are concerned, is that Stewart, in the words of the common grade-school assessment, plays well with others.</span><span> With as strong a contribution as he made on opening night, it looks like it won't take Stewart long to adjust to his new surroundings and role." —David Bianculli, New York <em>Daily News</em> (not archived online)</span></p>
<p>"<span class="hit">Jon Stewart's</span> newscast parody<em><span> The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="hit">Daily Show</span></em> truly nailed this election's weird mix of absurdity and incompetence — was its Indecision 2000 campaign moniker prophetic or what? — proving the best tonic for our collective election nightmare.<em>" —</em>Eric Deggans<em>, </em>St. Petersburg <em>Times</em> (not archived online)</p>
<p>"Comedy Central's <em>The <span class="hit">Daily Show</span></em> barely crinkles an eye each weeknight when it hails itself 'the most important news show ever,' a boast that's absurd only if you never consume the media it's parodying ('All the news that's fit to print,' 'The most watched news magazine on television'). —Drew Jubera, the Atlanta <em>Journal and Constitution </em>(not archived online)</p>
<p><span><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54db6b3b69bedd1d27fd9831-1200-600/daily-show-jon-stewart-1.jpg" border="0" alt="daily show jon stewart">"Now </span><em>The Daily Show</em><span> is hosted by the poster boy for the Failing Upward Movement, Jon Stewart — a man who has managed to sink so many talk shows his middle name should be 'U-boat.' I no longer watch </span><em>The Daily Show</em><span>, and neither do any of the other mental patients." —Chris Rywalt,<a href="http://www.teevee.org/2000/01/the-prodigal-networks.html" target="_blank" data-track="Body Text Link: External">Teevee.org</a><br></span></p>
<p>Here's a look at Stewart's first night behind the fake news desk: </p>
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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:36:00 -0500Colin Campbell
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54db867d6da8113c18326d77-600-/ap404124197742-1.jpg" border="0" alt="AP404124197742" width="600"></p><p>Since the announcement of anchor Brian Williams' suspension from "NBC Nightly News" and Jon Stewart's departure from "The Daily Show" came simultaneously Tuesday night, media observers are floating a novel idea: Why not have the comedian take over Williams' role at NBC?</p>
<p>Stewart revealed his plans to leave Comedy Central's satirical newscast just before NBC announced Williams would be suspended for six months due to false claims he made about time he spent in Iraq.</p>
<p>And since many experts believe Williams <a href="http://www.thewrap.com/brian-williams-suspension-experts-weigh-in-on-whether-his-career-can-be-salvaged/">will never return to his gig</a>, people are speculating that Stewart could be in line to replace him.</p>
<p>"Please raise your hand if you want Jon Stewart to replace Brian Williams at NBC?" The New York Times' labor reporter Steven Greenberg <a href="https://twitter.com/greenhousenyt/status/565346191689666560">wrote on Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>"As crazy as the 'NBC Nightly News' with Jon Stewart may sound, the timing of Stewart's announcement and the length of Brian Williams' suspension is oddly perfect for exactly that to happen," <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/jon-stewart-retirement-matches-nbc-opening-article-1.2110539">mused</a> Daily News columnist David Hinkley.</p>
<p>The Washington Post's Terrence McCoy <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/11/why-jon-stewart-and-brian-williams-should-just-switch-jobs/">also noted the switch could "make sense."</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here are some reasons NBC might consider Stewart:</p>
<h3>1. The Contract Timing Seems Perfect</h3>
<p>NBC probably won't be replacing Williams immediately: If they had plans to do so, why would the company's Tuesday statement suggest the anchor could return to his post in six months? Instead, the network likely bought itself some time to figure out how to chart the best course forward.</p>
<p>And Stewart's contract with Comedy Central <a href="http://deadline.com/2012/07/jon-stewart-and-stephen-colbert-extend-contracts-with-comedy-central-306742/">expires later this year</a>, right around the time NBC will need to reveal its permanent solution.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"We're still working out the details," Stewart said Tuesday of when he'll leave his show. "I'm up in September. It might be around then. It might be December. It might be July."</p>
<h3>2. Stewart Is Interested in More Serious Topics</h3>
<p>Stewart isn't all laughs. He just finished a documentary, "Rosewater," that chronicled human rights activist&nbsp;Maziar Bahari's incarceration in Iran.</p>
<p>And despite the comedic nature of his show, Stewart developed a reputation as a reliable news source. <span>In fact, a</span><span>&nbsp;2008 New York Times&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/arts/television/17kaku.html?pagewanted=all">article</a><span>&nbsp;asked, "Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?"&nbsp;</span>This is important for NBC in the aftermath of Williams' scandal, in which he is accused of repeatedly fabricating stories.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"Stewart has become as much a serious media man as anything else," the&nbsp;Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/11/why-jon-stewart-and-brian-williams-should-just-switch-jobs/">declared</a> Wednesday. "And most Americans agree. In 2008, Pew Research took a poll, asking which journalist they most admired. Stewart finished fourth. ...&nbsp;Another journalist finished right ahead of Stewart in the poll. It was Williams."</p>
<h3>3. NBC Was Already Interested in Having Stewart Cover Serious Topics</h3>
<p>According to New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman, NBC <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/report-nbc-wanted-jon-stewart-to-host-meet-the-press-2014-10">attempted to recruit</a> Stewart last year to host its flagship Sunday news program, "Meet the Press." Sherman said the story was based on three senior television sources with inside knowledge of the proposal and that the network was willing to give Stewart almost "anything." Stewart later confirmed the report, but downplayed NBC's interest.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"NBC went to Jon Stewart for 'Meet The Press' right? Imagine if they try to get him again to replace Williams," Business Insider's own Hunter Walker <a href="https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/563812457547046912">speculated on Twitter</a>&nbsp;last Friday. "Massive ratings booster."&nbsp;</p>
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<p>However, there are a lot of reasons NBC may not be remotely interested in considering Stewart as well:&nbsp;</p>
<h3>1. A Comedian Might Be a Bad Fit</h3>
<p>An executive at another network told Business Insider that Stewart's funnyman reputation is not ideal for NBC as it looks to regain the American public's trust.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"I don't think it's even in the realm of possibility because I think he's going to go off and do movies and other things," the executive said. "If you are suspending a guy for inaccuracies and telling a story that he was involved in in the 'Nightly News,' you don't then get somebody who has no news background."</p>
<p>Stewart himself suggested it would have been "weird" for him to host "Meet the Press" because of his entertainment background.</p>
<p>"I'm sure part of them was thinking, 'Why don't we just make it a variety show?'" Stewart <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/jon-stewart-on-meet-the-press-offer-they-were-casting-a-wide-and-weird-net-20141030#ixzz3HemDYOf4">told Rolling Stone</a> last year. "News and entertainment have melded in a way. But they would be overcompensating on the entertainment side.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>2. Stewart Might Be Too Partisan</h3>
<p>The "Daily Show" host has made no secret of his liberal leanings over the years and he might not fit the traditionally nonpartisan news anchor role. And with a desire to build on <a href="http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/brian-williams-comeback-begins-nbc-touts-nightly-news-ratings-milestone-1201429858/">the roughly 10 million viewers</a> "NBC Nightly News" already gets, Stewart would likely need to appeal to a broader, more centrist audience than his show has.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Indeed, conservative critics slammed NBC for considering Stewart for "Meet the Press" when details of the offer leaked last October.</p>
<p>"Considering the state of MSNBC, it's probably not surprise that NBC has a flexible definition of journalism," a NewsBusters blogger <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2014/10/08/report-nbc-wanted-jon-stewart-new-meet-press-anchor">wrote at the time</a>.</p>
<h3>3. NBC Might Have Someone Else in Mind</h3>
<p>It's possible the network already knows whom they want to replace Williams — possibly Lester Holt, who is filling in for Williams during his suspension, or one of "The Today Show" hosts,&nbsp;Matt Lauer or Savannah Guthrie.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Politico's Dylan Byers <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/02/how-to-read-the-brian-williams-news-202428.html">speculated</a> that Williams' job might be Holt's to lose because NBC executives will be able to see if he can sustain the news program's ratings.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"Brian Williams probably isn't coming back," Byers wrote. "Consider the next six months an audition for Lester Holt."&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/could-jon-stewart-replace-brian-williams-2015-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-leaving-the-daily-show-comedy-central-2015-2">Watch Jon Stewart break it to his audience that he's leaving 'The Daily Show'</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/5-times-jon-stewart-made-a-difference-for-americas-veterans-2015-25 times Jon Stewart made a difference for America’s veteranshttp://www.businessinsider.com/5-times-jon-stewart-made-a-difference-for-americas-veterans-2015-2
Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:29:36 -0500Paul Szoldra
<p>Jon Stewart is leaving “The Daily Show” after 16 years.</p>
<p>A cursory look at the show archives yields an impressive listing of military-related segments over the years, from an absolutely hilarious segment from Rob Riggle at the protests of Marine recruiters in Berkeley, California to Stewart’s fascinating interview with a soldier on what it takes to get through Ranger school.</p>
<p>But you may not know that Stewart has been an advocate for troops throughout his tenure and has used his show to advocate for veterans and veteran-related causes.</p>
<p>Here are five times in recent years he tried to make a difference:</p>
<h3>When he brought on Eric Greitens, CEO and Founder of The Mission Continues, to discuss how returning veterans could transition into service and leadership roles in the civilian world.</h3>
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<h3>When he sent out Samantha Bee to investigate an Iraq war veteran’s benefit claim — stuck in the 900,000 case backlog at the VA — in a segment called Zero Dark 900,000.</h3>
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<h3>When he spoke with war correspondent Sebastian Junger about his film “Korengal” and how soldiers could positively impact society after they return from war.</h3>
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<h3>When Jason Jones spoke with Vietnam veterans who were dishonorably discharged due to PTSD who can’t get treatment because they were dishonorably discharged due to PTSD.</h3>
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<h3>The time he blasted President Obama over the VA backlog scandal in an ongoing series called “The Red Tape Diaries.</h3>
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